Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

No matter how parishes are assisting immigrant families living in fear of ICE, it’s all about accompaniment, they say.

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services reportedly closed off a pathway for citizenship for immigrants who apply for green cards through a spouse or other family members, …

Bishop Mark Brennan of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, called on every person to “pray for the courage to do the right thing” amid the immigration crisis.

(OSV News) — A new report alleges that three Florida immigration detention sites deny timely medical care, potentially resulting in deaths, and have freezing and overcrowded cells with no bedding …

“We want to create dialogue. We’re not trying to embarrass them. … We’re not against them. This is not an anti-government protest.”

The Trump administration plans to appeal a ruling barring immigration officers in Southern California from conducting actions based solely on a person’s race.

“This is a travesty, there was no due process and our message is bring him back now,” Father Guillermo Treviño, pastor of St. Joseph Parish in West Liberty.

The Trump administration rescinded in January long-standing restrictions on arrests at sensitive locations, including houses of worship.

Miami clergy have expressed concern over “Alligator Alcatraz,” a new detention facility for migrants in Florida’s Everglades that President Trump toured July 1.

Even as the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage made a prayer stop near downtown Los Angeles, fear and tensions from recent raids by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arose.